Sports roundup: Sparks sign former Buckeye Prahalis

The Los Angeles Sparks signed free-agent guard Samantha Prahalis, a former Ohio State player. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

WNBA

The Los Angeles Sparks signed free-agent guard Samantha Prahalis, a former Ohio State player.

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

The 5-foot-7 guard averaged 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 39 career games the past two seasons with Phoenix and New York. She was the 2012 Big Ten player of the year and finished her Ohio State career as the conference’s assists leader with 901.

“Samantha is an all-around point guard,” Sparks general manager Penny Toler said. “She is a general on the floor, with excellent court vision, and has the capability to knock down threes.”

Originally drafted by Phoenix with the sixth overall pick in 2012, Prahalis averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds during her rookie season, ranking first among rookies in assists and second in scoring,

NFL

Browns get third-round pick under contract

The Cleveland Browns signed rookie running back Terrance West, a third-round draft pick out of Towson. His four-year deal is worth approximately $2.8 million.

West took snaps with Cleveland’s first-team offense in practice as Ben Tate was kept out of 11-on-11 drills because of an unspecified injury.

Ken Kinkopf of Dublin finished second to Alan Fadel of Toledo in the Ohio Mid-Amateur at Riviera Golf Club.

Kinkopf shot 71 and 70 for a two-day total of 3 under par to finish three shots behind Fadel, who had rounds of 71 and 67 to win his third Mid-Amateur title.

Fadel, 59, will be inducted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in August.

Kevin Grabeman of Columbus was fifth at 145.

TENNIS

Murray continues to find success on grass courts

Andy Murray won his first match since adding Amelie Mauresmo as his coach on Sunday, beating Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament in London.

Since his loss to Roger Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final, Murray has won 19 consecutive matches on grass and won three titles, including the 2012 London Olympic gold at the All England Club, and Wimbledon and Queen’s last year. Murray had been without a coach since parting ways with Ivan Lendl in March.

Top seed and Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka also advanced into the third round when Marcos Baghdatis retired because of a right shoulder injury.

MLS

Silva’s hat trick puts D.C. United atop East

Luis Silva scored three goals in the first half and visiting D.C. United beat the Montreal Impact 4-2 to take the lead in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference.

Nick DeLeon also scored for United (7-4-4). Jack McInerney and Andres Romero scored for the Impact (2-7-4).

• Pa Modou Kah scored in stoppage time, and the Portland Timbers (4-4-8) rallied for a 2-2 tie with visiting FC Dallas (6-7-4) in the last scheduled game before MLS takes a break for the World Cup.